The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 23, 1911, Image 1
See us for Life, Fire, Health,^ M See us for Life, Fire,^ Health, ^
J. L. Richardson, Alanacer! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ J. L. Richardson, Manager!
[ s^OL. XXV. KINGSTREK, SOUTH CAROLINA, THl KSDAY, MARCH 23, 1911. NO 2
BIG CROWD SEE
nrftimiftTnATinU 1
I utmundinAiiun1
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OF DITCH DIGGING WITH DYNA- 1
MITE--EXPERIMENT NOT EN- {
TIRELY A SUCCESS.
j The Williamsburg Land Improve- 1
' . ment Co is a close corporation en- {
gaged in developing and improving!1
farm lands in this (Williamsburg) '
county and controls a large tract of
p land near Taft' postoffice. Much of 1
1 this land needs drainage, and at the :
r * request of the land company the 1
Dupont Powder company undertook '
'asi Tuesday to give a practical
demonstration of its method of dig- 1
ging a ditch, or blasting it open, by ]
the use of dynamite. This demon- !
K stration has been much advertised 1
K for the past ten days, and when the
P special train from Lanes to Taft.
kindly furnished free of charge by 1
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Col W H Andrews, cne geniai oupri-|
infendent of the G & W railroad,
pulled up at Bryan station a crowd 1
-^variously estimated at 350 to 400
P* * people got off to see the fire-works.
That ditching or anything connected
therewith is an item of all-absorbing 1
interest to the farmers of Williams- 1
burg was manifest at once in the 1
big crowd that came from all sections
of the county. Morrisville, Indiantown,
Rhems, Lake City, Cades, '
Kingstree. Greelyville, Santee and
Georgetown were all well represented.
On arriving at Bryan station at
1 p. m. and finding that the demon- ,
stration was fixed to take place at 4
o'clock, Col Andrews got the crowd
aboard the train again and proceeded
about 8 miles down the road to
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Earls, where he set out a substantial ,
lunch to the hungry crowd, which
was much enjoyed and greatly ap- ;
predated. On the way to Earls op""'t'lnitv
?ns afforded of seeiner the ,
splendid highway constructed by Col
Andrews and his corps of surveyors
for the Carolina Farm Land Devel(
opment company, through whose
lands this highway runs from Trio in
the county of Williamsburg to Andrews
in the county of Georgetown.
Incidentally it may be stated that
the Carolina Farm Development Co, '
of which Col Andrews is a leading
* V " spirit,also owns a large body of land j
t jn the G & W railroad which it is ,
V ;
developing and some notable exam-1
pies of ditching and draining can be'
seen here. *
A little after 4 o'clock the^excur- j
sionists returned to Bryan station (or j
Taft postoffice) for the demonstra- j
tion by the Dupont Powder Co. Thisj
^ J ? a. Li-...;..,. nf iUrno i
consisted 111 int? uiuwin& up w vu*u<.,
pine stumps and the digging of the I
ditch. As far as blowing out the I
stumps is concerned there is nothing J
new in that. The charge used de-;
pends on the size of the stump and
the explosion throws it into the air!
and splits it to pieces. This was done
in the most approved manner.
After this came the main show,
the piere de resistance 0f the demon-!
stration?the digging of the ditch.
For the test a low, swampy piece of, 1
ground, said to be unfavorable for
the effort, was purposely selected, !
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~ \\V handle the I>I.\M<>M>
Mitts, M;'.<ks, Hails, Hats. ?'tr?
f<>r anything known in Hasrhall (
in the !::i'?it and use the lx>t. as
j Follow."
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jeing the continuation of a line J
iitch almost opposite Hon W D '
3rvan's house. The grading: of the
iitch can be regulated by the depth
it which the charge of dynamite is
3laced. The section of the ditch
nined was about thirty feet long j
ind the cartridges were placed j
ibout 20 inches apart and a fuse |
. onnected with a charge in the cen-1
;er of the line set off. This fired
:he whole line of charges instantan- j
?ously and a great mass of earth and 1
oots was hurled into the air at a
leight of 50 feet or more. The re- i
suit was a ragged excavation from 4 j
to 5 feet wide, 1 to 5 feet deep and ,
30 feet long. There was no resem- ,
11 fiMoi! linttnm to thp .
UU1IICC Ull tnc oiucc vta n/vvw... w- I i
smooth, clean cuts of axe and spade,: 1
but the "ditch" blown open was half I j
filled with broken and loose earth j
ready to be thrown out with the ]
spade. At the same time it is true 1
that could a stream of water have
been turned into the place of the j
"blowing out" it would have carried ^
all the loose earth with it and left a j
ditch which would carry off water. ,
As the final result of the test the
section of the ditch blasted out must ^
be cleaned out with the spade be- t
fore it can be said to be finished
and in working order. The general
opinion of the spectators is that the experiment
was not successful. Mr
John A Kelley, representing the 1
land company who requested the ex- '
periment, will endeavor to have an- ,
other test made in the immediate
neighborhood of Kingstree.
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A BIGAMIST AT LAKbt.
Ugly Charge against W. M. Pow- 1
ers, Formerly of this Place.
Thursday of last week a warrant '
was sworn out against W M Powers, '
charging him with bigamy. Powers 1
had been employed as woods rider '
by Mr P B Thorn last year and lived '
in town and vicinity for some months. '
Early in the new year he married a 1
lady in the Mouzon neighborhood, '
and now it comes to light that Pow- '
ers had a wife and several children '
over in Georgetown county. 1
As soon as Powers eot wind of the
fact that his villainy had been de- '
tected, he lit out and is still at large.
The victim of the unscrupulous
scoundrel is a member of a good
family and much indignation is felt '
that she fell a prey to his duplicity. 1
If the wretch be caught and tried
he will doubtless be given a severe <
sentence which will be an object les- i
3Dn to other miscreants of a similar ]
bent.
Help Yourse*l by Helping Us.
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We hope the friends of The Rec
ord, when they come to town to do (
their trading,will patronize the business
houses that advertise in this
paper. Remember that without these
liberal merchants, bankers and other ]
enterprising business men, the price ,
of subscription would be at least $3
a year for such a paper as The Record.
You'll find, as a rule, that the 1
men who advertise are wide-awake
and on the alert and can give you ]
better bargains than those who do
not advertise. This applies not only 1
to Kingstree, but many live and up- 1
to-date business men of Lake City, I
Scranton and Greelyville recognize <
the pulling power of $n ad in The 1
Record. tf
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HI,'AND, that insures quality in ev
UI.1 >?? you want the very pattern t
(i,?,? 1-:. Cjhnft you know that y<
you know it takes the hest to stand
Kingstree Hardw
Wholesale and Reti
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FROM LAKE CITY.
IEANS KILLED BY FROST-CIVIC
LEAGUE MEETING?BLACK
"TIGER" GETS STRIPES.
Lake City. March 21:?Mr H E
VIcCf.1i of Effingham was in towr
Thursday on business.
The freeze Inst week killed all the
jeans that were up. The field:
.vere planted again at once. W(
nav look for another cold wave
ibout the twelfth of April, and i1
:'ne truck escapes that wave, a pay
ng crop is assured.
Dr A H Williams spent a daj
last week in Florence on severa
-natters of business.
Mr James Epps has applied foi
:he position of rural policeman foi
:he Lake City district, which com
arises all the territory recently an
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ue.wu tu nuicii^c tvuutjr.
Mr W P Moore came down fron
Bishopville last week and was hen
several days looking after the inter
?sts of the Lake City branch of
Moore's Music House.
The Civic league held the regulai
mnual meeting last Friday at th<
Halcyon Hotel. Some new mem
tiers were taken in. Miss Rut!
Williams was re-elected presidenl
md Mrs H M Blizzard, vice-presi
dent. Mrs H 0 S Jackson wa:
made recording secretary, and Mr:
W S Stokes, corresponding secre
tary. Miss Vonnie Singletary w&<
re-elected treasurer.
Mr E R Rodgers went to Florence
Saturday oil business in the probate
:ourt. Mr Rodgers is winding ui
the affairs of his father, the late Mi
John D S Rodgers, of whose estate
Mr E R Rodgers is administrator
His record in this matter shows the
manner of man he is. In twelve
months he has converted all the
property into cash, collected al
debts owing to th? estate and an
nounces himself ready to distribute
the balance in his hands and finallj
close the administration.
Miss Ruth Williams and Mrs H C
3 Jackson arp the delegates of th<
local society to the State Federatioi
of Civic Leagues, which meets ir
Columbia in the near future.
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Scy Martin, a negro, was convict'
ed in the town court Monday of sell
ing whiskey. Intendant Blackwel
gave him the limit, $100 or 30 days
He is now working in stripes, whicl
lie is not finding as easy as dispens
ing "booze."
Measis Walter Poston and Rees<
Cockfield were in town Monday fron
Half Moon.
Messrs Quince Ashburn, W 1
King and M C Wimbrow of Poco
moke, Mel, were here the early pari
of the week. These gentlemen are
associated in the lumber business
which they are going into at this
p ace.
When we saw Messrs Askins ?nd
Baldwin go off Monday with those
Ashing poles, we came mighty' near
ocking up our office door from the
jutside. As it was we had to whis;le,
"Yield not to temptation."
Messrs Ashburn & Co have bought
1 Ooods^
er\ article on which it appears. CLD<hat
the professionals use? if so, coir
?u can't do your l>e;t with 1mm Halls,
the racket. Remember: "We Are!
are Company,
A mr
ail Dealers.
the Winston lot on Acline avenue in
front of the >depot. On this lot,
which is about 130 by 500 feet, they
will have their lumber yard. No
more suitable place for this business,
could have been found.
: W L Bass, Esq, attended court in
Florence last week.
Last Monday Messrs W A McClam
& Co began preparations for
building new stables. The wooden
* building now standing will be torn
1 down, and in its stead will be erected
a brick structure about seventy;
five by a hundred feet. This will
5 be the stables. Just north of the
? stables will be built the carriage
; house. The outlay will represent
s several thousands of dollars, and
will make one of t'.? most complete
stables in the country.
' Judge 0 S Baldwin, who was in
' Dr Rollins' sanitarium several days,
is rapidly recovering.
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Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Julia Chandler, a
daughter of Mrs E Belle Turner, to
Mr F E Finnegan, on the 29th instant.
Mr Finnegan is now cashier
1 of the Bank of Lamar.
There will be another marriage
. in town soon, so report says, but we
are not at liberty to call names.
We'll bet our hat that more peor
pie in this State could give the correct
answer to the question, "Who
j is the Governor of South Carolina?"
t than at any time in twenty-five
years.
; Had you noticed that his name
. rhymes with "please," and, by the
way, also with flees. Well, he also
3 keeps things on the jump.
Hon J H Blackwell nras in Flor,
ence Monday on business.
> We do not believe there is a bet)
ter local telephone system in the
State than the one in Lake City.
? The writer has had both local and
. long distance connections all along
? and he has never had occasion to
? complain at all, and he has heard of
? but few complaints from others.
1 Some folks will kick at everything.
The writer has no interest in the sys>
tern other than as a subscriber, but
j he is ever ready to do justice and this
impels him to say what he does say.
v Wp havp used the svstem from
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a twenty feet to Camden,New Jersey,
j and we have always been rendered
L good service.
Mr Joseph Khetter made the
. writer glad with a fine shad one
. day last week.
1 Mr?Lamb,a landscape gardener,
. of Fayetteville, N C, is in town at
1 work on the grounds of the graded
- school. The earth will be moulded
according to a carefully prepared
? plan, and will be set with grass,
1 trees and flowers. When completed
it will be the most pleasing spot in j
1 town. The Civic League is doing
this work. W L B.
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> Missionary Meeting.
5 The Woman's Home Mission soci5
eties of the Kingstree district will
meet at Bethesda church,near Cades,
[ Friday evening, March 31, to April
! 2, 1911. An interesting programme
has been arranged. We hope to have
j Dr W W Daniel of Columbia College
with us Sunday morning. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend.
Miss Ruby Graham,
; Corresponding Secretary.
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you want the latest in (iloves, / M
le here. This is headquarters ?N J ~2 r M
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:he People That Lead; Others V V
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Halters, Etc.; j;
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is being filled in daily and < J
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$ Our Retail Grocery Department is complete j
t and we keep the best and sell for less. We are |
+ not afraid of anybody on Heavy Groceries as to f
t price and quality. |
\ All we ask is a chance to figure with you and we will try and ?
? save you money.
!We are now carrying almost anything you wish to buy.
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Phone No. 11 for quick service, ;
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? Stables and lot rcom for benefit of the Public. < I
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WiltinQ Whnlcsflle firnrprw f!n i:
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your money, but it is also a great convenience. Besides, m 1
every check you draw is a legal receipt for the debt you pay, W I
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